Our trip to the Batu caves started a bit stressful, traffic jam a few 100m away from the Caves and to find a parking spot was a disaster. We were there late in the morning during the week, maybe a different time point would be better?! At the end we parked under a bridge and paid 10RM.

Tip: It might be better to park a little bit further away and walk, you’ll save time and nerves.

Tip: If you do not have to necessarily use the toilet – avoid it, although it was the only one in the whole holiday where you had to pay, it was also the dirtiest.

The golden statue you see already from far away looks really impressive and the whole atmosphere is amazing. Believing Hindus get themselves painted with henna or rub their head with a paste. There are plenty of stalls with very colorful food and some try hard to sell something. In between some cows droped by. The 278 steps up to the caves should not beunderestimated, as they are mostly in the sun, for those who have their child in the carrier should definitely take enough water. Although it was a normal working day, a lot of people were there (I do not want to know how crazy it is at thaipusam). Who wants to walk the stairs must either wear something long or you can borrow a scarf for 2RM. In addition to all other visitors we also met again a lot of monkeys quite naughty sometimes. It is quite impressive to observe the Hindus, some are dressed in beautiful saris and some carry sacrifices on their heads upward. The youngest children, who just can walk and the elderly who can hardly stay on their feet all get themselves up. Once at the top you have a great view over KL and a huge cave with temples and statues in front of you. The cave itself I did not found so exciting, but the impression one gets from the Hindu believe has made the visit for me more than interesting and worth the effort .

Tip: Who is more interested in geology can also visit the dark cave, as the guided tour would have taken 45 minutes, we did not do it.